Compound tool.



J. C. MICHI.

COMPOUND TO0L.

APPLICATION FILED Nov. 2l. 1916.

1,246,768. Patented Nov. 13, 1917.

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JAMES C. MICI-IIE, OF NEWPORT NEWS, VIRGINIA.

ooMPoUND Toon Specification of Letters Patent.'

Application filed November 21, 1916. Serial 1\1o.`12,5'74.V

To all whom z' may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES C. MICHIE, a citizen of v the United States,residing at Newport News,.in the county of Varwick and State ofVirginia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inCompoundTools; and Ido hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, andexactdescription of the invention7 such as will enable others skilled inthe art to whichA it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relatesl to-new and usefulz improvements in compoundtools and. the. principal object of the invention is to provide a devicecombining a square, try-square and tape line.

Another object of the invention is to provide a square having a novellyconstructed butt in which the miter square is pivotally mounted in orderthat the same may be moved to various angles with relation thereto.

A further object of the invention is to provide a butt which is adaptedto hold the tape line in such a position as to avoid damage thereto andwhich has a guide arranged thereon as a means for limiting the lateralmovement of the tape line.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a device having aclip for supporting a pencil in place.

l/Vith these and other objects in view the invention consistsI in thenovel combination and arrangement of parts which will be fully set forthin the following specification and accompanying drawing, in which Figurel is a side elevation of try-square constructed in accordance with thisinvention.

Fig. 2 is a side view of the device from the opposite side of Fig. 1 andshowing the pivoted blade partly opened.

Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view on line 34-3 of Fig. 1, and

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary view of the butt showing the lower end thereofbroken away to illustrate the method of cutting away a portion of thesquare to accommodate the 'try-square blade.

Referring to therdrawing the numeral 1 designates as an entirety thebutt of the square while the numeral 2 designates the blade thereof. Thebutt 1 comprises a pair of channel sections 3 and 4 which are riveted tothe angular body 5 of the blade 2. The lower end of this body isprovided with the angularly extending portions 6` and for Patented Nov.13, 1917. i

accommodatingthe miter square whichwill be more fully hereinafterdescribed,A and is shorter Athan the channel sections so that theadjustable blade may be accommodated therein. F ormedin the vwebportions of the channel sections near theirouter ends are suitableopeningsl Sfor the reception of a ybolt' 9"forming.the pivot bolt theadjustable blade designated by the'numeral 10. .This bolt has threadedthereon a nut 11 so that the` blade be heldv in various. adjustedpositions by tightening said nut. As shown in the drawing the blade isprovided with a longitudinal slot 12 through which the bolt extends andthe free end of said blade is beveled as at 13 so as to engage the inneredge of the stationary blade when the device is in the position shown inFig. 1 in order to provide a miter square.

A suitable clip 14 is riveted or otherwise attached to one of thechannel sections and is adapted to hold a pencil 15 in place therein,while the opposite channel section is provided with slits 16 forming atongue 17 which is bent over and against one of the fianges to provide aguide for the tape line designated by the numeral 17 which is wound on areel 18. A suitable spring 19 is riveted to the flange opposite thatprovided with the guide and the free end of said spring bears againstthe tape line to hold the same in various adjusted positions. The outerend of said tape line is provided with a pencil socket 2O while theopposite end is wound upon a spring wheel contained within the housing18.

It will be apparent from the foregoing that in use the device may beused as an ordinary square by placing the butt against a straight edgeand extending the blade across the strip upon which the device is beingused and when it is desired to make a miter cut, it will be seen thatthe device is used in the same way except that the edge of the miterblade is used as the guide. Upon using the tape measure it will beevident that the same may be pulled outwardly by grasping the pencilsocket and exerting pull on the same and the outward movement of saidpencil socket will cause the tape to pass through the guide and beneaththe spring which engages and holds said tape in various positions. Whenit is desired to re-v turn the tape it will be evident that a slightpressure is brought against the inner side of the spring thus forcingthe same free of the tape and allowing the same to return to Woundposition. It will also be evident that when so desired the point of thepencil may be inserted in the pencil socket and the tape Ydrawn out tothe desired length thus placing the pencil in proper position for use inorder that a mark may be made at the end of the tape thus insuringaccurate measurement. It will also be evident that in using the pencilin this manner the same will act as a handle for the tape measure.

While in the foregoing there has been shown and described the preferredembodiment of this invention, it is to be understood that such changesmay be made in the combination and arrangement of parts as Will fallwithin the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed.

What is claimed is A square comprising a body, a blade formed integrallyat one end of the body and extending angularly therefrom, channelmembers attached to the body on opposite sides, said body and channelmembers forming the butt of the square, said body having its end remotefrom the blade beveled to form two edges inclined to its sides, a miterblade pivotally and slidably ymounted between the bight portions of thechannel members and a bolt and nut for holding said blade in Variousadjusted positions.

In testimony whereof I aiiiX my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

JAMES C. MICI-IIE.

Witnesses:

I. D. BRAY, M. R. PmND.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for ve cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C.

